UPDATE 2-FTSE 100 gains for ninth straight session, midcaps near record high
* FTSE 100 up 0.5%, FTSE 250 up 0.8%* Markets seeing "classic squeeze" - analyst* NMC enjoys best day ever* Nichols slumps after profit alert (Adds news items, analyst comments, updates to closing prices)By Shashwat AwasthiDec 23 (Reuters) - Britain...
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